A thousand years ago, the below 'false head' would have sat atop a mummy of the Chancay culture. The mummy itself would have been curled up and placed in a decorated bundle. These burial pits were accessible to living family members, allowing relatives to bring food or drink to their loved ones' graves, or even to remove mummies to take them to festivals or other special events.
Now, scans reveal what's inside the bundles. The one here holds a woman in her 20s and two children, around ages 6 and Many Peruvian mummies might be buried with tools they worked with like fishing equipment or with food and drink. These vessels were for corn beer chicha and hold little cups as if they were offering the dead a bit of refreshment. While many of the artefacts buried with mummies have been visible ever since they were discovered, the scans used by researchers for the exhibit mean this is the first time we've seen what's inside many of the mummy wrappings from both Peru and Egypt.
This scan of the Egyptian mummy known as the 'Gilded Lady' revealed that she was a woman in her forties with curly hair and a slight overbite. Thanks for stopping by Wonderopolis! We're sure jacob appreciates the shout out! Have fun exploring these Wonders about fingernails!
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Kevin Loria. Some South American groups created mummies even before the Egyptians. The practice continued and changed for thousands of years. The mummy itself would have been curled up and placed in a decorated bundle.
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